ABSTRACT A novel Lewis acid InBr3-catalyzed direct cross-coupling reaction of arylboronic acids with diorgano diselenides and ditellurides without any additive has been developed. The reactions generated the corresponding unsymmetrical diorgano monoselenides and monotellurides in good to excellent yields. The method has advantages of broad substrate scope, simple operation, mild reaction conditions and high effectiveness. A possible reaction mechanism was proposed.

[Show abstract][Hide abstract]ABSTRACT: A new approach for the one-pot synthesis of alkynyl chalcogenides, exemplified mainly by selenides, was developed in which dual activation of diorgano dichalcogenides and terminal acetylenes is achieved by using an indium(III) catalyst. The method has advantages of broad substrate scope, simple operation, mild reaction conditions, and good yields. A plausible reaction mechanism is proposed.

[Show abstract][Hide abstract]ABSTRACT: A direct selenation of inert C-H bonds of benzamide derivatives and their related compounds with diselenides has been achieved with the palladium catalyst. The reaction was compatible with a variety of functional groups, including a bromo group. Primitive mechanistic insights revealed that the reaction proceeded through a C-H bond cleavage and the sequential oxidative addition of diselenides. The present synthetic method can be applied to the facile synthesis of selenoxanthone which can be regarded as promising heterocyclic materials.

[Show abstract][Hide abstract]ABSTRACT: A new heterogeneous copper catalyst has been synthesized by immobilizing Cu(II) onto the surface of a nitrogen rich porous covalent imine network material CIN-1 and it was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), EDAX, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), N2 adsorption-desorption, UV-vis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric (TGA), and EPR spectroscopic analyses. The material has been successfully used to catalyze the cross-coupling reaction between aryl boronic acids and diphenyldiselenide to synthesize unsymmetrical organoselenides. Due to its high surface area and highly accessible catalytic sites, it shows good to excellent catalytic activity for the C-Se bond forming reaction, which was evident from the high TOF of the catalyst in this reaction. The catalyst was recycled for six repetitive runs without any appreciable loss of catalytic activity suggesting its potential usefulness in C-Se bond forming reaction.

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